National HIV Testing Day (NHTD)
This day was established as an annual observance to promote HIV testing. The theme is “Doing It".
This is a particularly important time for YOU to get involved! Here are some ways you can get involved around National HIV Testing Day (June 27).
Read and Share These Stories
Locate HIV Testing and Other Services
Use and share the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator.
Learn about the Locator app. Download the app for iPhone and iPad OR Android.
Visit https://gettested.cdc.gov/.
Watch These Videos
Positive Spin is a series of real stories from real people about their unique experiences along the HIV Continuum of Care. Watch the trailer. Share your story with #mypositivespin.
Use the facilitator’s guide and share the playlist.
Use these CDC Resources
Download the Things You Can Do (460 KB, PDF) list from CDC. Get posters from Doing It.
Read the CDC MMWRs on effectiveness of National HIV Testing Day events and HIV testing among males at physicians’ offices.
View the Storify from the NHTD Twitter Chat held 6/23/16 and Dear Colleague Letter.
Use New Media
Talking about NHTD? Use the hashtag #NHTD. Learn about using Twitter (PDF 589KB).
Follow the AIDS.gov NHTD board on Pinterest.
Sign up for free technical assistance from AIDS.gov.
Watch and Share these Videos
The HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator is a first-of-its-kind, location-based search tool that allows you to search for testing services, housing providers, health centers and other service providers near your current location.
Watch this video on using it with patients and clients..
Watch this video about Virtual Office Hours - free help in using digital tools to communicate about HIV.
Join the Conversation
Blog about the impact of HIV in your community or comment on someone else’s blog post.
Read posts about HIV testing on blog.aids.gov.
Subscribe to the AIDS.gov blog to hear about the HIV/AIDS awareness days, new media and the response to HIV and more.
Learn about Doing It
Doing It is a national HIV testing and prevention campaign designed to motivate all adults to get tested for HIV and know their status.
Download its banners and graphics
Watch and share the Doing It videos.
Graphics
Add the NHTD logo (English) or NHTD logo (Spanish) to your materials or website.
Download the NHTD poster, infographics and social media profile images from the CDC.
Add this NHTD badge to your site by copying this code:
<img alt="National HIV Testing Day June 27" width="240" height="200" src="/images/poster-nhtd.jpg" />
Resources from the Community
Download “I Got Tested” campaign resources from Greater Than AIDS.
Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
In July 2015, the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (PDF 2.18 MB).
Talk about it with your friends and colleagues.
Read the Federal Action Plan. (PDF, 772 KB). Watch Our Strategy: HIV Community Voices from Across the U.S.
Learn about the Affordable Care Act
Don’t have coverage? See if you qualify for a special enrollment period. Newly covered? Learn how to use it.
Visit Healthcare.gov to find out about the Health Insurance Marketplace and more.
Learn about the Affordable Care Act and HIV.
Other HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
Read the AIDS.gov blog posts recognizing the national HIV/AIDS observances.
Download the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days postcard here (PDF, 1.49MB).
Learn about the PEPFAR Blueprint
Read and share the PEFPAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation (PDF, 2.9MB) and fact sheet.
Learn more about PEPFAR.